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See Branches of Plymouth Brethren to explain abbreviation types (although in short: OB (& TW-P) are Halls & Chapels within the "open brethren" (although GH's (generally) maintain a separate network from the Chapels). EB/TW/TW-N are "Careful" Brethren (similar to OB Halls), and BC are (generally) independent community churches with early or indirect PB influence, and will (usually) not consider themselves "Brethren").  AA/CA refers to assemblies of African or Caribbean origin, or predominant demographic, although all ethnicities are overly welcome in any assemblies.

The above primer link expands on the abbreviations, and also contains introduction to this (and other) sheets within the overall History. There have been scores of branches with their own distinctive networks and strengths within the history of the PB, and many branches continue to flourish today, and while no assembly or gathering is identical to the others, each is thought to maintain a fervent desire for simplicity in gathering around the Lord Jesus, though practices and secondary doctrines may vary culturally and/or preferentially as autonomous (yet inter-dependent) local churches.

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Contents

Central NJ

Hunterdon County

Flemington

Lambertville

Three Brothers ?

Mercer County

Hightstown

Trenton

Middlesex County (NYC metro)

Fords

Perth Amboy

Woodbridge

Monmouth County (NYC Metro)

Asbury Park

  • Asbury Park Gospel Hall, NJ (OB) +1927+
    • @ 605 Bangs Ave.
    • c/o James Wilson @ 112 Webb Ave., Ocean Park +1927+; B. Dussman @ Eatontown +1927+

Colt's Neck

Keyport

Long Branch

Shrewdsbury

Northcentral NJ

Morris County (NYC Metro)

Chatham

Long Valley

Parsippany

Pequannock Twp


Northeastern NJ (NYC metro)

Bergen County

Dumont

  • Dumont Gospel Hall, NJ (OB) +1926-1927+
    • @ German Lutheran Bldg. and/or Methodist Episcopal church, Madison Ave.
    • c/o Angus C. MacGillivary @ 36 Main St., Bergenfield
    • 1926 USCoRB indicated that there were 37 in fellowship (16 men, 21 women) with no S.S. The Hall was a rented facility (with no annual expenses), and $1000 was additionally spent towards the Lord's work in 1926.

Hackensack

  • Hackensack Gospel Hall, NJ (OB) +1926-1927+
    • @ 350 Main St.; @ 335 Main St.
    • c/o H. Van Blarcom @ 84 Fairmount Ave.; Florent D. Feltz @ 346 Clinton Place
    • 1926 USCoRB indicated that there were 27 in fellowship (18 men, 27 women) including 3 S.S. teachers, presiding over 13 children (for a total of 40 in 1926). They also commended a family of 4 to China. The Hall was a rented facility (with $405 in annual expenses), and $441 was additionally spent towards the Lord's work in 1926.

Lodi

  • Church of the Lord Jesus, Lodi, NJ (OB) +1926-1927+
    • @ 23 James St.
    • Frank A. Bira @ 26 Main St.
    • 1926 USCoRB indicated that there were 29 in fellowship (19 men, 10 women) including 9 under 13 years old. The Hall was valued at $5,000 with $500 owed (with $102 in annual expenses), and $152 was additionally spent towards the Lord's work in 1926.

Midland Park

  • Midland Park Gospel Hall, NJ (OB) +1926-2022+
    • @ 197 Godwin Ave. +1926-1927+; 61 Prospect St. +present;
    • c/o L.C. Greene @ 61 Chestnut St. +1926-1927+
    • 1926 USCoRB indicated that there were 34 in fellowship (16 men, 18 women) including 3 S.S. teachers, presiding over 30 children (for a total of 64 in 1926). The Hall was a rented facility (with $115 in annual expenses).

Palisades Park

  • Palisades Park Gospel Hall, NJ (OB) +1926-1927+
    • @ 14 W. Central Blvd.
    • c/o E.H. Miroeylees; William C. White @ 325 Broad Ave.
    • 1926 USCoRB indicated that there were 62 in fellowship (25 men, 37 women) including 7 S.S. teachers, presiding over 60 children (for a total of 102 in 1926). The Hall was a rented facility (with $338.31 in annual expenses), and $2,757.05 was additionally spent towards the Lord's work in 1926.

Ridgefield Park

  • Park Street Meeting House, NJ (OB) +1926-1927+
    • @ Park St.
    • c/o James Alex Anderson @ 48 Austin St.
    • 1926 USCoRB indicated that there were 34 in fellowship (12 men, 22 women) including 5 S.S. teachers, presiding over 40 children (for a total of 74 in 1926). The Hall was a rented facility (with $700 in annual expenses), and $500 was additionally spent towards the Lord's work in 1926.

Ridgewood

Rutherford

  • Rutherford Gospel Chapel, NJ (OB) +1926-1927+
    • @ corner of Union Ave. & Grove St.
    • c/o E.H. Hageman @ 90 Montross Ave.
    • 1926 USCoRB indicated that there were 50 in fellowship (20 men, 30 women) including 5 S.S. teachers, presiding over 50 children (for a total of 100 in 1926). The Hall was valued at $8,000 with $4,660 owed (with $1,591 in annual expenses), and $338 was additionally spent towards the Lord's work in 1926.

Tenafly

  • Grace Chapel, Tenafly, NJ (OB) +1926-1927+
    • @ corner of Tenafly Rd. & Clinton Ave.
    • c/o H.N. Wadham; Henry W. Redfield @ 318 Engle St.
    • 1926 USCoRB indicated that there were 85 in fellowship (34 men, 51 women) including 1 under 13 years old, and 13 S.S. teachers, presiding over 80 children (for a total of 165 in 1926). The Hall was valued at $30,000 with no debt (with $834 in annual expenses), and $4,157 was additionally spent towards the Lord's work in 1926.

Essex County

Irvington

  • A Street Gospel Hall, NJ (OB) +1927+
    • @ A St., opp. station of Hudson Division of N.Y.C. Railway
    • c/o S.T. Matthews @ Ardsley

Maplewood

Montclair

Newark

  • Newark Meeting Room, NJ (EB) +1878-1905+; (TW) +1944-1949+
    • @ 760 Broad St. +1880+
    • c/o N. Mauger @ 24 Bathgate Pl. +1880+; T. Holland @ 687 Market St. +1880+
  • Plymouth Brethren Meeting House @ 453 Orange +1899+
    • may be one of the above assemblies

Nutley

Orange

East Orange

  • Park Street Gospel Chapel, NJ (OB) +1904-1927+
    • East Orange Gospel Hall (OB) +1904+
    • @ Kutcher's Hall, North Park St. +1904+; 160 Park St. +1920-1927+
    • c/o George H. Collett @ 655 Springdale Ave. +1926-1927+
    • 1926 USCoRB indicated that there were 99 in fellowship (33 men, 66 women) including 10 S.S. teachers, presiding over 85 children (for a total of 184 in 1926). The Hall was purchased about 1920 at $4,000, with $2,000 owed in 1926 (and with $750 in annual expenses), and $1,749.95 was additionally spent towards the Lord's work in 1926.

Hudson County

Bayonne

Hoboken

Jersey City

Kearny (Newark metro)

  • Bergen Ave. & Maple St. Gospel Hall +1927+
    • @ Bergen Ave. & Maple St.
    • c/o John Thompson @ 201 Brighton Ave., Arlington
  • Kearny Assembly (OB) +1892-1993+
    • founders include father of John Thomson (1899-1993); John worked many years with CMML & Yonkers Gospel Mission Home.

Union City

Passaic County

Passaic

Paterson

  • Paterson Gospel Hall, NJ (OB) +1904-1927+
    • Paterson Hall +1904+
    • @ 33 N. 6th St. +1904+; 156 Broadway +1927+
    • c/o J. Baikie @ 168 N. 21st St. +1927+

Union County

Cranford

Elizabeth

  • Elizabeth Meeting Room, NJ (EB) +1878-1880+
    • @ ov. Bird's store, 81 Broad St. +1880+
    • c/o W.M. Gray @ 446 Westminster Ave. +1880+; W.S. Rolston @ 114 Jefferson Ave. +1880+
  • Elizabethport Meeting Room, NJ (EB) +1878-1880+
    • @ 75 Marshall St. +1880+
    • c/o Hugh Boyd @ 162 Marshall St. +1880+; J.H. Foote @ 317 Franklin St. +1880+

Plainfield

  • Plainfield Gospel Hall, NJ (OB) +1927+
    • @ W. Front & Washington Sts. +1927; Grove St. nr. W. Front St. 1927+
    • c/o Sidney Perrin @ 650 W. 7th St. +1927+
  • Plainfield Meeting Room, NJ (EB) +1878-1889+
    • @ Front St., op. Somerset St. +1880+
    • c/o James Bowman @ Sixth St., nr. Washington +1880+; L.A. Rheaume @ Somerset St. +1880+

Rahway

Summit

  • Summit Gospel Hall, NJ (OB) +1904-1927+
    • @ Willard Hall, Van Cise Building +1904+; Summit Ave (near Morris Ave) +1911+; Summit & Walnut St. +1927+
    • W.J. McClure preached here in 1911 
    • c/o J.S. Hyde @ 19 Hughes Pl. +1927+

Westfield

Northwestern NJ

Sussex County (NYC metro)

Newton

Warren County (Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton PA/NJ metro)

Phillipsburg

Southcentral NJ

Cumberland County

Bridgeton

Millville ?

Vineland

Southeastern NJ

Atlantic County (Atlantic City metro)

Atlantic City

  • Atlantic City Gospel Hall, NJ (OB) +1926-1927+
    • @ 2724 Fairmount Ave.
    • c/o Peter Kelly @ 2835 Fairmount Ave.
    • 1926 USCoRB indicated that there were 25 in fellowship (8 men, 17 women) including 1 S.S. teacher, presiding over 16 children (for a total of 41 in 1926). The Hall was a rented facility (with $540.24 in annual expenses), and $186.67 was additionally spent towards the Lord's work in 1926.

Dorothy

Hammonton

  • Hammonton Gospel Hall, NJ (OB) +1926-1927+
    • @ Patriotic Order Sons of America Hall, 310 1/2 Bellevue Ave.
    • c/o Edward Johnson @ 121 Tilton St.; William A. George @ 329 S. 7th St., Darby, PA
    • 1926 USCoRB indicated that there were 9 in fellowship (4 men, 5 women) including 1 S.S. teacher, presiding over 35 children (for a total of 44 in 1926). The Hall was a rented facility (with $156 in annual expenses), and $117 was additionally spent towards the Lord's work in 1926.

Cape May County

Rio Grande

  • Rio Grande Room, NJ (PBCC) +1959+
    • @ near E.A. Lindholm home on Rte. 9. 4/5 mile N of Delsea Dr. intersection

Southwestern NJ (near Philadelphia, PA & Wilmington, DE metros)

Camden County (Camden metro)

Barrington

  • Barrington Gospel Hall, NJ (OB) +1926-2022+
    • @ 2nd Ave. & Kingston Ave. +1926-1927+
    • c/o Samuel Hocking @ 317 Trenton Ave. +1926-1927+
    • 1926 USCoRB indicated that there were 31 in fellowship (13 men, 18 women) including 3 S.S. teachers, presiding over 20 children (for a total of 51 in 1926). The Hall was valued at $2,500, and privately owned (with $490 in annual expenses), and $400 was additionally spent towards the Lord's work in 1926.

Camden

  • Camden Gospel Hall, NJ (OB) +1926-1927+
    • @ 915 N. Front St.
    • c/o Herbert W. Staats @ 117 Leslie Ave., Merchantville
    • 1926 USCoRB indicated that there were 56 in fellowship (23 men, 33 women) including 7 S.S. teachers, presiding over 75 children at the Hall, and also at 536 Gordon Terrace (for a total of 131 in 1926). The Hall was valued at $6,000, with $1,700 owed (and with $1,008.44 in annual expenses), and $1,113.94 was additionally spent towards the Lord's work in 1926.

Haddonfield

Gloucester County

Bridgeport

Unknown Areas

Potsdam ?

Sheffield ?

The Cottage ?

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Last edited on 17 May 2025, at 01:11